Really Seoul?

Seoul saw this picture on a blog I was looking at for primary music. She said, "Is that you in a cone?"

I asked why she thought it was me. She replied that I have black hair. I didn't inquire further as to why she thought it was me.

At last....?

.... park independence! A sunny day happened in March and we walked to Legacy Park. This was Sydney's first time really cruising the park and she was EVERYWHERE! Seoul was extremely independent and had lots of fun, too. Then I realized with two kids going opposite directions it could be more difficult that I had envisioned as I anxiously waited in anticipation for the girls to figure out they don't have to stay right next to me. All the time. It was so much fun, though!

Sydney loves the swing. Seoul seems almost too big for those swings now!

She's off and running!

Sydney loves the teeter totter. Seoul loves whatever Sydney is doing.

Definitely a climber and go-getter at an early age!

Seoul and Sydney are a great balance... they will help each other have adventures and moderate themselves. It's so fun watching them interact. Seoul was very conscientious of her "baby" and made sure she was OK in between sliding and swinging and climbing.

We can never get away from her silly faces and "gang signs" she's always doing with her hands.

Taking a break to eat some bark dust. Yum.

I love time with the girls! I love being outdoors. I appreciate the change in the way they play throughout the different summers at the park. They're my cuties!

{pictures from March}

Seoul Writes

Seoul initially learned how to spell her name verbally from her toy puppy dog, Violet. (Since Seoul isn't a common name - who knew?! - we set it up to spell her name instead of say it, which was a nice option.) She has perhaps forgotten it but we've worked on it at various times. One day on a whim I wrote her name at the top of the easel. She wanted to write it, too. So I helped her with the 's' on the second Seoul but then she did all the other letters completely on her own, including the third row. I gave her verbal directions to get the letters started, such as: draw a straight line down, etc. I was so proud of her!

Then she drew a cat.

{This is from March 15, 2012}

Daily Silliness

Our days are spent just hanging around and having fun. Here are a few of our random activities that keep us entertained.

Seoul has so much fun with crafty stuff. She has a surprisingly long attention span when it comes to some of our projects.

 The girls watched a movie one afternoon and these were the seats of choice. Can you tell they are just slightly enthralled? We don't watch TV/movies often but lately their top picks are "Tangled" and "Beauty and the Beast."

Sydney got tired reading her book, I guess.

This would be our Sassy Seoulio!

Sydney found a new comfy place to read her books. Just lately she's really gotten into looking at the books.

Seoul is constantly climbing in and out of the crib to play with Sydney. I worry that Sydney is going to learn the trick too soon!

Seoul got jewelry making supplies and loves it! The other day I found the beads, unwound string, and a pair of scissors under the desk. Guess she's trying to do it on her own.

Sydney has her own antics. She loves to climb - onto chairs, up the step stool... and it worries me! She did fall over the other day when a chair fell backward and she hasn't climbed into chairs as readily.

Seoul loves to help me with household chores. She would do far more if I would let her (but sometimes it really is quicker to do it myself!). She scrubs pans, sweeps the floor, folds clothes, and just has so much enthusiasm for it!

 Seoul loves pushing strollers, especially now that we have a real baby and aren't using dollies all the time.

We LOVE the park... can't get enough of it!

Seoul gets excited to do things like mommy. Wrapping her hair in a towel was an interesting experience. Her little neck isn't strong enough for that big towel maybe.

Miss Independent Seoul dresses and accessorizes herself. Her favorite are the baby headbands that we someone gave us for Sydney. The funny part is they fit Seoul better than Sydney!

Seoul got into drawing people for a while. Most of the time it's some kind of portrait of me but this is just a "friend" she said.

Remember how Seoul couldn't get enough Ritz Crackers when she was a baby? Well, Sydney will eat them but she doesn't LOVE them like Seoul ever did.

Lately Seoul is always climbing, standing, or hanging off things. I guess her adventurous side is coming out.

The girls cooking together. Although they fight over specific foods and utensils sometimes they enjoy playing in the kitchen together.

Sydney accessorized: daddy's hat and her "pretty" of choice.

"It's her fault! She gave me the cookie!"

Sydney is far more adventurous at her age than Seoul ever was. (Some days I think she is going to give me a heart attack with all her antics!) Already she is climbing on things all the time. Her look says, "Oops - you caught me!"

Kelley and Seoul still have daddy-daughter day and they love it! {Don't worry - he is going to start having daddy-daughter day with Sydney, too}

{These pictures are from February}

Snow!!

How fitting I still had my sign up since we got snow in March!

This was at 3/14/12 at 12:45 AM. I was tempted to wake Seoul because I didn't know if it would be around in the morning. I resisted.

Fortunately it was there for the girls to see in the morning. So exciting!

Kelley took a snow day so we all bundled up and played outside for a while. The wind was a beast so we didn't stay out a super long time.

Fun family time!

Sydney wasn't sure what to think. At one point Kelley held her horizontal over the snow so she could touch it... she arched her back to get as far away as possible and yelled until he held her upright again.

Our cute little snowbunnies!!

The handsome [very cold] daddy! As he always says, he has no hair to help keep his head warm!

Snowman #1. Plus Seoul kept wanting me to make reindeer. I didn't document my sad attempt at making those... since she wanted 5 reindeer to go with the snowman.

Daddy loves his baby girl!

Our second snow day was 3/22/12. I was hesitant to bundle up and go outside - call me lazy mom. Kelley didn't get to take a snow day again. I'm glad we did it because the girls loved it! This time we were in the back yard because there was more snow back there. Sydney wasn't sure about touching the snow until it was almost time to go in. Then she threw some at Seoul - atta girl! Seoul got the hang of the snowman and made part of it herself.

Good times making memories playin the snow. In the following days, Seoul would comment that it might snow... in the morning, after her nap, after eating, etc.